Carers Advocacy
Who might need this: anyone over 18 providing unpaid help and support to a loved one due to illness or disability.
Our Carers Advocates help carers to be more involved and have their voices heard in decisions that affect them.
Carers Advocacy is not a statutory service. This means that in different areas, there will be different criteria for being able to have support from an advocate.
How carers advocates can help
- Helping carers to understand their rights and how to exercise them
- Supporting carers to access a Carers Assessment
- Supporting carers to communicate their own needs to people making decisions
- Attending meetings with carers
- Making a social care complaint
- Helping carers to find other services that might be able to help them (signposting)
Who can make a referral?
- The person who needs support
- A friend, family member or carer (with the person’s permission)
- The local authority (with the person’s permission)
- The NHS (with the person’s permission)
- Other organisations or charities ((with the person’s permission)
Want to know more?
Our Carers Advocacy Factsheet will be available shortly.
Please contact us to find out what support we offer where you live.
01924 454875